The EU course has still been very interesting. We found out that we have two people teaching the course and this week it’s a British lecturer who was great today! He didn’t only use lots of body language and make us listen to him but also asked our opinions and arguments about different subjects. Even though we had a long day at School I really enjoyed it. I’m very pleased with the quality of teaching here in Groupe Sup De Co.

And then some bad news because that’s what I always seem to have (and get). Yesterday I recieved an e-mail from my landlord. He has decided to sell this apartment and he would like me to pack my bags and leave, preferably by the end of december. He’s even looked for another apartment for me to stay in, but it’s more expensive than this one, on a worse place than this one, and includes less utilities than this one. I’m not too pleased and I’m not going to move, at least for an offer like that. My landlord did give me another option (but didn’t seem too keen about it himself). I could stay in this apartment (because I signed the contract and the French law is on my side) but that would mean that there would be times when potential buyers would come and visit the flat every now and then, which for me is not very nice either… I’m not happy about having complete strangers wandering around MY HOME, especially if I’m not here myself at that time. All of this is actually quite funny, because only a couple of days ago I was joking around about my apartment being the only thing with which I haven’t had problems here. Well, the situation has clearly changed!

Just to make me a little more annoyed, my life has been kicking my butt today. First I woke up and noticed that my right eye was completely red and itchy, which made me a little worried. I left to school without my contact lenses (and missed the bus, btw). Once I got to school and pulled my eyeglasses out of my bag, the glasses snapped. Yep, I’m going to have to get a new pair of glasses here too. Also, the coffee machine was being a monster and threw out three mugs the wrong way round and spilled the coffee all over them and onto the floor. Once I got to drink the “coffee” which I managed to save, it turned out to be watery hot chocolate. I know this sounds like a typical monday, but when I’m having problems with just about everything here, it’s not funny anymore. Remember, my bank card was broken, internet was down, I fell into dog shit and couldn’t get a phonecard because of the broken bank card along with having to be afraid of the burglars who took everything from my neighbours (etc…)?

My day did get a little better towards the end. A Finnish classmate of mine is currently having his family over in La Rochelle. They had brought me a huge bar of Finnish chocolate, sweets and even a hand-made pair of woolen socks! I also got a letter from Finland, so it made me feel a lot better. My new Latvian friend seriously thinks that now that I’m having all the tough luck, I should soon start getting many good things into my life. I hope so too, a lot!

Anna

A 24-year-old Finnish-English traveler, sharing stories from the rainforests of Borneo to the beaches of Sri Lanka, and from the Sahara desert all the way to the Arctic circle.Current location: The Netherlands